Mortality rate

The Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade (HSCMD) rang in the holiday season with news to cheer the hearts of all South Floridians: record low infant mortality rates.

Miami-Dade’s 4.5-percent infant mortality rate is well below the state and national average, reversing a long-standing trend in our region. This important milestone was achieved through the work of dedicated healthcare professionals and organizations — from hospitals to community health centers to medical practices — that deliver direct services to pregnant women and their newborns.

In 2016, the Coalition will continue to collaborate and work tirelessly to reduce infant mortality rates and step up efforts to prevent premature births and sleep-related infant deaths.

As Florida Department of Health’s designated prenatal and infant-care coalition, we are proud to work with local private and public healthcare systems to improve the lives of pregnant women and their families as we coordinate maternal, infant and child health services throughout the county.

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Regarding the March 18 article, “One small home is now surrounded by a giant construction zone.” We are aware of the situation regarding the residence at 2915 Coconut Grove Drive. This is a condition that has been ongoing for more than a decade and that, unfortunately, we inherited from the previous two developers that were working on the site since the early 2000s, prior to our interest in it.